It hasn't got a brain

It hasn't got a nervous system

But it still seems to be able to solve complex problems

With very simple rules

It learns and replicates

It bonds and procreates

It spreads and isolates

Then devours and terminates

It needs to build a network that's quite efficient

To transport all those resources around

At the same time that network mustn't cost too much

Or take up too many of its own resources

It learns and replicates

It bonds and procreates

It spreads and isolates

Then devours and terminates